Many new watch brands enter the market every day, offering new angles and exploring the weird and wonderful. One such brand is Geltier, a relatively new, budget-friendly Swedish watchmaker that has set out to develop watches that celebrate the science of watchmaking. In this Watch Spotlight, we'll be taking a look at their Strider watch.
design
The Strider is certainly a pleasing product to the eye and comes in several dial options. In our review, we focused on the bright green dial, which comes on the Forest Gold and Forest Silver watches. The color and metallic aesthetic immediately catches the eye, making it an impressive watch, especially for its budget, but without looking tacky. The dial is housed in a round steel and gold-plated case, which is one of the watch's few drawbacks but is understandable given its price. As we know, original gold watches are expensive.
The watch also includes an adjustable leather strap made of genuine leather. It is certainly comfortable and makes the watch suitable for everyday wear. Speaking of daily wear, you'll be happy to know that it has a sapphire crystal, making it durable even if it takes a few knocks.
Wear it
You don't have to look far when choosing the right Strider. Despite its elegant design, it can be worn with everyday clothes such as blouses and half-zippers. Moreover, its 40mm diameter makes it a suitable watch for both men and women.
a movement
The watch uses the VK64A movement and Seiko's dual-comax chronograph calibre. It's an everyday movement found in budget-friendly brands like AVI-8. Here are more details about it.
| repetition | 32,768 Hz |
| Battery life | ~3 years |
| mission | hours; minutes; Seconds; 1/5 sec; 60-minute counter at 9:00; 24-hour indicator at 3:00; The date is at 6:00 |
| the pirate | Yes |
| Quartz type | Quartz crystal tuning fork |
Final thoughts
With a price tag of £146, it's hard to challenge the reasons not to buy the Geltier Strider. It's one of those watches that makes a solid entry-level watch that aesthetically looks good for the money. We'd like to see Geltier explore more advanced movements in the future, but as a debut watch, this certainly represents a milestone.
